Kanna Ravi began his acting career in 2012, training under the guidance of Balu Mahendra, and initially worked on a number of short films. Notably, he played the lead role in Dheeraj Vaidys original pilot sort film Jil Jung Juk, as well as a pivotal role in the web series Livin. He made his film debut through Veera (2018), working alongside actor Kreshna. He was later seen in films including Lokesh Kanagarajs Kaithi (2019) and Sri Ganeshs Kuruthi Aattam (2022), where he worked alongside Atharvaa.